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Congratulations to Evangelical Christian girls basketball guard/forward Zaira Mitchell for being voted SBLive’s Florida High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 3-9!

The sophomore finished with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in last Tuesday’s 53-20 win over Gateway Charter to improve the Lady Sentinels’ record to 15-2 on the season.

Mitchell received 41.64% of the vote, beating out Fort Myers' Jadah Toombs who finished second with 25.33%. Gulf Coast's Katie Ambrose finished third with 20.8% and Tampa Preparatory School's Arianna Mosley finished fourth with 4.93%. There were over 14,000 votes tallied this week! 

If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivefl.

Here are the other athletes who were nominated for Jan. 3-9:

Guard/Forward Addison Potts (Senior), South Fort Myers High School

Potts, finished with a team-high 17 points and 15 rebounds in Friday night’s 61-54 win over rival Fort Myers.

Guard Arianna Mosley (Junior), Tampa Preparatory School

Mosley, finished with 32 points, including five 3-pointers in Tuesday’s 50-46 win over Out-of-Door Academy.

On top of the performance, Mosley received her first D-1 offer from Howard University.

Guard Jadah Toombs (Sophomore), Fort Myers

Toombs, finished with a game-high 25 points, on 8-for-22 shooting in Friday night’s 61-54 loss to South Fort Myers.

Guard/Forward Bri Becker (Senior), Trenton

Becker, finished with her 4th triple-double of the season (15 points, 11 assists, 12 steals) on Thursday night in a 65-30 win over Chiefland.

Guard Maddie Millar (Senior), Bishop Kenny

Millar, finished with 21 points (7-14 from 3-point range), 4 rebounds and 4 assists, in Thursday night’s 63-18 win over Terry Parker.

Guard Katie Ambrose (Senior), Gulf Coast

Ambrose, finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals, in Thursday night’s 65-17 win over Palmetto Ridge.

Guard/Forward Jade Jones (Freshman), King’s Academy (West Palm Beach)

Jones, finished with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals in Thursday’s 64-17 win over Glades Day.

Forward Nyla Harris (Senior), Lake Highland Prep

The Louisville commit finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds, in Saturday’s 74-70 win over Woodward Academy (GA) in the She Got Game Classic in Atlanta.

Guard Jaela Davis (Senior), Brooks-DeBartolo

Davis, finished with 15 points and 4 steals, in Friday night’s 49-41 win over Cardinal Mooney.

Guard Tristan Gross (Junior), St. Petersburg

Gross, finished with a season-high 40 points (Including 11 3-pointers), in Wednesday night’s 88-47 win over Palm Harbor University.

Forward Sam Walters (Junior), The Villages Charter

Walters, finished with 41 points, 16 rebounds and 2 blocked shots, in Friday night’s 70-60 win over Wildwood.

Guard Jay White (Senior), Southwest Florida Christian

White, finished with 16 points and 9 assists, in last Monday’s 57-48 win over Canterbury (Fort Myers).

Guard Trey Lane (Senior), Santa Fe Catholic

Lane, finished with 7 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals, in Friday night’s 56-52 loss to Rockledge.

Forward Isaac Celiscar (Sophomore), Winter Haven

Celiscar finished with his 12th double-double of the season (13 points and 12 rebounds), in Saturday’s 52-44 win over Windermere Prep in the O-Town Showdown.

Forward Jayden Williams (Senior), Windermere Prep

Williams, finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds, in Friday night’s 66-27 win over The First Academy (Orlando).

Guard DeShawn Mann (Senior), Wiregrass Ranch

Mann, finished with 26 points and 9 rebounds, in Saturday’s 78-56 win over Freedom (Tampa).